• Why birth rates hit a record low in the U.S.

  • Apr 27 2024
  • Length: 27 mins
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Why birth rates hit a record low in the U.S.

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  • What does Congress' TikTok ban mean for 170 million users in the U.S.? Researcher Dean Ball weighs in. Then, Americans are having children at a historically low rate, according to new data from the CDC. Demographer Alison Gemmill tells us more. And, newspapers are shuttering every week across the country. Reporter Todd Melby went to Welch, West Virginia, to find out what is lost when a town doesn't have local news.

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